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What Is Incontinence

Health Encyclopedia: Incontinence Definition, Types, And Process Of Urination

Introduction

Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination. It may be temporary or permanent, and can result from a variety of problems in the urinary tract. Urinary incontinence is generally divided into four groups according to the problem involved:

Stress incontinence
Urge incontinence
Overflow incontinence
Functional incontinence

Often, more than one type of incontinence is present. Approximately 40% of all incontinence cases fall into more than one category. A variety conditions may ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Do I Have Incontinence?

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...SharePost, Craig poses a very interesting question: what is incontinence, actually, and who has... Read more »

Your Pelvic Floor: Knowledge is Power

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...supposed to work) may not be the key to all your incontinence problems, it may help you to make... Read more »

Incontinence in Men

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...the hills? Maybe it’s because I’m a woman and incontinence is more common in women, but I... Read more »

Incontinence in the News: Poor Coverage

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

To keep up with the world of incontinence I often turn to the Google News function. This site... Read more »

Methods to Control My Incontinence Other Than Surgery

By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

There are many ways to treat and control incontinence that may or may not involve surgery. What... Read more »

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Health Guide

Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments

Urinary incontinence can be defined as the involuntary loss of urine. The urinary bladder, which stores urine until the patient voluntary empties its content, is a reservoir in the lower abdomen... Read more »

How to Use This Site

Welcome to IncontinenceNetwork.com. Learning that you or someone you love has incontinence can be frightening and even embarrassing. You may feel overwhelmed with questions, concerns, and... Read more »

Share Your Story

Incontinence Issues thrives because individuals like you are willing and eager to share their experience--and expertise--with others coping with incontinence. If you'd like to blog for Incontinence... Read more »

Women With Incontinence May Also Face Depression

...Vigod, M.D. and Donna E. Stewart, M.D., FRCPC The authors explored the relationship between urinary incontinence and major depression through data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. The... Read more »

How to Use This Site

Welcome to Incontinence Connection Realizing you are incontinent can be frightening and overwhelming. But once you've been diagnosed, you can begin to take the steps to find treatments and move on... Read more »

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Stress incontinence

Medications

Minipress Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...frequent urination inability to control urination (incontinence) diarrhea mental/mood... Read more »

Reglan Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...increase in urination inability to hold urine (incontinence) Tell your doctor immediately... Read more »

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